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keyboard

n. a device that allows a user to input information to a computer by pressing specific alphanumeric, symbol, or function keys or key combinations. Many forms of specialized keyboards (e.g., enlarged, ergonomic, reduced in size) are available and can be particularly useful to individuals with disabilities.

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January 18th 2025

consistent missing

consistent missing

in parapsychology experiments using Zener cards or similar targets, the phenomenon in which a participant’s “calls,” or guesses, are consistently wrong or significantly below chance expectations. Some people attribute such systematic failure to processing error or a conscious or nonconscious reluctance to confirm psychic ability. See also psi-missing.